Unbeknownst to most landlubbers, polychaetes rule the seas. There are at least 10,000 species of these swimming bristly worms, some of which pop with brilliant colors or light up with a ...

Some researchers refer to them as "hair worms." Karen Osborn Squirming throughout the ocean are thousands of different polychaetes – short, segmented worms covered in leggy protrusions.

A research group has discovered that high concentrations of D-amino acids, in addition to L-amino acids, are present in the ...

Close relatives of earthworms, polychaetes are some of the most common animals on the ocean floor, but how these species survive the low temperatures of Antarctic waters has been a mystery.

Instead of a barren wasteland, they have discovered diverse communities of creatures that live on and around hydrothermal vents. Credit: CRASSOUS/SPL/BARCROFT Hydrothermal vents are cracks in the ...

Connectivity analyses in abundant, broadly distributed taxa suggest an absence of genetic structuring driven by geographical location. Main Conclusions: Species diversity in abyssal Pacific ...

The iridescent worm buries its body—which can grow up to 10 feet long, making it one of the longest polychaetes in the world—in the sea floor, but leaves its head, with five sensory antennae ...

The film also highlights various types of annelids, such as leeches and polychaetes, emphasizing their unique adaptations and reproductive methods. Additionally, it underscores the ecological ...